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Santa Banta Pvt Ltd
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Santa Banta Pvt. Ltd.<br />
| image = Santa Banta Pvt Ltd Hindi film poster.jpg<br />
| alt = <!-- see WP:ALT --><br />
| caption =<br />
| director = Akashdeep Sabir<br />
| producer = [[Sheeba Akashdeep]]<br> [[Viacom 18|Viacom 18 Motion Pictures]]<ref name="IndianExpress"/><br />
| writer = Asad Ajmeri<br>Pawan Soni<br />
| starring = [[Vir Das]]<br>[[Boman Irani]]<br>[[Neha Dhupia]]<br>[[Lisa Haydon]]<br />
| music = Jassi Katyal<br>Nadeem Amjad<br>Jaidev Kumar<br />
| cinematography =<br />
| editing = Nitin Rokde<br />
| studio = [[Viacom18 Motion Pictures|Viacom 18 Motion Pictures]]<br />
| distributor = Viacom 18 Motion Pictures<br />
| released ={{Film date|2016|04|22|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 112 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi and Punjabi<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross =<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Santa Banta Pvt. Ltd.''''' is a 2016 [[Bollywood]] [[spy film|spy]]-[[comedy film]] directed by Akashdeep Sabir, produced by [[Viacom 18]] and distributed by Viacom 18 and Cinetek Telefilms.<ref name="ScreenDaily"/> The film features [[Vir Das]], [[Boman Irani]], [[Lisa Haydon]] and [[Neha Dhupia]] in leading roles.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Vir Das]]<ref name="IndianExpress"/> as Banteshwar Singh Bolaid/ Banta<br />
* [[Boman Irani]]<ref name="IndianExpress"/> as Santheshwar Singh Solaid/ Santa<br />
* [[Neha Dhupia]]<ref name="IndianExpress"/> as Kareena Roy<br />
* [[Lisa Haydon]] as Queenie "QT" Taneja<ref>{{Citation|last1=Akashdeep|first1=Sheeba|last2=Irani|first2=Boman|last3=Das|first3=Vir|last4=Dhupia|first4=Neha|last5=Haydon|first5=Lisa|last6=Kumar|first6=Jaidev|last7=Katyal|first7=Jassi|last8=Nadeem|first8=Amjad|title=Santa Banta Pvt. Ltd. |date=2016|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/953530279|publisher=Shemaroo Entertainment|oclc=953530279|access-date=2021-09-07}}</ref><br />
* [[Johnny Lever]] as Chooza<br />
* [[Ram Kapoor]] as Sonu Sultan<br />
* [[Vijay Raaz]] as Arvind<br />
* [[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Mishra]] as Akbar Allahbadi<br />
* [[Ayub Khan (actor)|Ayub Khan]] as Indian High Commissioner<br />
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==Production==<br />
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The film was primarily shot in Fiji and Punjab.<ref name="HindustanTimes"/><br />
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On his film's association with Viacom 18, director Akashdeep said, "It’s very important to have a corporate firm that believes in you. At the end of the day, I don’t have an all-India network for the film’s release. Corporate firms guarantee a good release. Distribution of films is sheer commerce with no creative satisfaction".<ref name="HindustanTimes"/><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
Singer [[Sonu Nigam]] has sung five songs in the film.<ref name="TimesOfIndia"/><br />
;Track list<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Track # !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Composer(s)<br />
|-<br />
| 1||"Machli Jal Ki Rani Hai"||[[Sonu Nigam]], [[Vikas Bhalla]]||Kumaar || Jaidev Kumar<br />
|-<br />
| 2||"Lo Aa Gaye Santa Banta"||Sonu Nigam||||Nadeem Amjad<br />
|-<br />
| 3||"Hit Kardi"||Sonu Nigam, [[Diljit Dosanjh]]||||Jassi Katyal<br />
|-<br />
| 4||"Ishq Karle Anytime"||Sonu Nigam, [[Mika Singh]]||||Jassi Katyal<br />
|-<br />
| 5||"Tooti Boldi"||Sonu Nigam, Mika Singh||Kumaar ||Jassi Katyal<br />
|}<br />
== Controversy ==<br />
The Majority [[Sikhism|Sikh]] state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] Banned the film for allegedly portraying the Sikh community in a mocking manner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/punjab-bans-santa-banta-pvt-ltd-for-allegedly-mocking-sikhs-1398749|title=Punjab Bans Santa Banta Pvt Ltd For Allegedly Mocking Sikhs|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist|refs=<br />
<ref name="IndianExpress">{{cite news<br />
|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/my-character-in-santa-banta-ode-to-johnny-lever-boman-irani/1138067/|title=My character in Santa Banta ode to Johnny Lever: Boman Irani|work=Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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<ref name="ScreenDaily">{{cite news |url=http://www.screendaily.com/territories/asia-pacific/eros-viacom18-strike-distribution-pact/5076650.article?blocktitle=HEADLINES&contentID=40295 |title=Eros, Viacom18 strike distribution pact |work=Screen Daily}}</ref><br />
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<ref name="HindustanTimes">{{cite news|url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/the-rules-are-his/article1-1048622.aspx |title = The rules are his |work = Hindustan Times |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140502180859/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/the-rules-are-his/article1-1048622.aspx |archive-date = 2 May 2014 |df = dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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<ref name="TimesOfIndia">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Sonu-Nigam-will-show-his-dance-moves-in-an-item-song/articleshow/20812693.cms |title=Sonu Nigam will show his dance moves in an item song|work=Times Of India}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|2909396}}<br />
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[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2016 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Fiji]]<br />
[[Category:Viacom18 Studios films]]<br />
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